Bootleg Liquor Kills 100 In India's Worst Outbreak In Years

11 February 2019

An average of 1,000 people, mostly from poorer sections of society, die in India each year after consuming illegally brewed alcohol, according to the National Crime Records Bureau. Some 79 000 litres of tainted liquor were also seized in raids.

Police in India have launched an investigation after dozens have died from drinking bootleg alcohol in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.

"However, in the remaining cases unless the viscera report is not available, it is hard for doctors to ascertain clearly that the deaths were caused due to alcohol", A K Pandey, district magistrate Saharanpur said Saturday.

Bootleg liquor operations flourish in rural India, where many people can't afford to buy alcohol from state-approved shops.